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Ch.IV. THROUGH ITALY. 187
second sight, are not confined to modern times,
or to the northern regions of Great Britain*.
In one of the recesses of the Colli Euganei
stands the village of Arquato, distinguished by
the residence of Petrarca during the latter years
of his life, and by his death which took place in
1374. He was buried in the church-yard of the
same village, and a monument was erected to his
honor. This monument and his villa have been
preserved by the people with religious care, and
continue even now to attract a number of literary
visitants of all countries, who, as they pass through
Padua, fail not to pay their respects to the manes
of Petrarca.
The road to Arquato, as far as Monte Selice,
runs along a canal, over a very flat and very fer-
tile country bearing a strong resemblance to some
of the finest parts of the Netherlands. Villas and
large villages lie thick around, and the scene on
every side gives the traveller an idea of plenty
and of population. To relieve the flatness of the
adjacent country, mountains rise in various forms
in front, and Monte Selice (or Silicis) in parti-
cular, strikes the eye by its lofty conical form,
* Aul. Gell. lib. xv. 18.
second sight, are not confined to modern times,
or to the northern regions of Great Britain*.
In one of the recesses of the Colli Euganei
stands the village of Arquato, distinguished by
the residence of Petrarca during the latter years
of his life, and by his death which took place in
1374. He was buried in the church-yard of the
same village, and a monument was erected to his
honor. This monument and his villa have been
preserved by the people with religious care, and
continue even now to attract a number of literary
visitants of all countries, who, as they pass through
Padua, fail not to pay their respects to the manes
of Petrarca.
The road to Arquato, as far as Monte Selice,
runs along a canal, over a very flat and very fer-
tile country bearing a strong resemblance to some
of the finest parts of the Netherlands. Villas and
large villages lie thick around, and the scene on
every side gives the traveller an idea of plenty
and of population. To relieve the flatness of the
adjacent country, mountains rise in various forms
in front, and Monte Selice (or Silicis) in parti-
cular, strikes the eye by its lofty conical form,
* Aul. Gell. lib. xv. 18.